Witton-le-Wear Primary School

Ofsted judged Witton-le-Wear Primary School's quality of education as Outstanding at its inspection in April 2025, on Ofsted's own scale.

Witton-le-Wear Primary School has 114 pupils on roll.

In 2024-25, 56% of pupils at the end of primary school (key stage 2) reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Trends and the detail behind each figure are on the Results tab.

Witton-le-Wear Primary School admits pupils aged 2 to 11.

Witton-le-Wear Primary School is located in Bishop Auckland, DL14 0BG, County Durham.

Witton-le-Wear Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Witton-le-Wear Primary School was 2.97 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

When Witton-le-Wear Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Children who are 'looked after' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, residence/child arrangements, or special guardianship order or, children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Exceptional medical or psychological grounds — Medical reasons - children with very exceptional medical factors directly related to school placement Some admission authorities will consider individual applications for children with very exceptional medical factors directly related to school placement. This type of application must be supported in writing by relevant professional agencies such as a doctor and it is the parents' responsibility to provide the relevant documentation. This supporting evidence should be wholly persuasive. It must explain why the school you wish your child to attend is the only school based on fact, not opinion, that can meet your child's medical or social needs and the difficulties that would be caused if they had to attend another school. Reasons such as food allergies and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) will not be considered as exceptional medical factors as all schools are able to effectively manage these. Supporting evidence will be considered by the relevant admission authority and may require liaison with relevant health care professionals. The provision of any information or evidence does not necessarily in itself guarantee the offer of a place at your desired school. The relevant admission authority will make the final decision on the application; 3. Sibling links — Sibling links - Children who have a sibling already attending the school and who is expected to be on roll at the school at the time of admission. If parents are separated and the sibling lives with each parent an equal amount of time during the school year, you must either agree between each other, or if that is not possible, provide a Court Order as to which address should be considered as the main address for this purpose. An offer of a school place will not be made unless/until only one home address has been agreed, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 15 places at this entry point.

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 97.4% of pupils at Witton-le-Wear Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.